laudation

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Recent Examples of laudation But, this laudation from my fellow travelers is far from the only praise that the Cluci Travel Backpack has received; it's earned nearly 13,000 five-star ratings from Amazon shoppers. Larry Stansbury, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023 These are the bits that tugged my heartstrings the most, injecting an otherwise frenzied laudation with a deep sigh of relief. Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022 Reve’s quintuple pirouettes in Basilio’s equally impressive variations brought gleeful laudations from the crowd, this critic included. Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laudation
Noun
  • Suriname’s parliament backed Simons for the post by acclamation, alongside National Party of Suriname (NPS) leader Gregory Rusland as her vice president.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
  • In the early years of the Church, a saint could be declared such by acclamation by the people, by cardinals, or by papal decree.
    Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After a global journey of 26 awards, with both audience and jury acclaim, and theatrical distribution in six countries, bringing the film into the North American market is an essential next step.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
  • From winning at Sundance and receiving universal critical acclaim to being year-end-listed by Barack Obama and landing an Oscar nom, Minding the Gap had a storybook run.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dwayne Johnson has his biggest awards play and most transformative role to date in Benny Safdie's sports biopic.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Cast your vote for the People's Choice award.
    Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Because of his dedication to the center, Marshall became its namesake in 2023.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Yet, Aramayo’s sensitive portrayal of the man and Jones’ unflinching dedication to showing some of Davidson’s most painful moments, the ones that pushed him into action, add up to an insightful biopic that chronicles a very worthy subject.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If a winner dies before all the annual payments are made, the balance of the prize continues in payments to the winner's estate, Powerball says.
    George Petras, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times.
    Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Founded in 1999, the website publishes reviews of new releases, re-releases, books, and concerts; articles on aspects of the recording business and the classical repertoire; and Hurwitz’s diatribes and panegyrics.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
  • The whole film is a panegyric: big speeches and weighty moments with very little sense of play.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The festivities included a catered spread of food, themed decorations and a special gift from the brand.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Keep scrolling for more Halloween decorations from Pottery Barn’s clearance section for up to 50% off.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An encomium for the adversary: Plastics are amazing.
    Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 7 July 2025
  • The mall is an elegy for what mid-20th-century politicians and progressives imagined downtown Los Angeles could be: a city with a vibrant core, accessible by freeways, anchored by a City Hall with encomiums inscribed above entrances exalting the public good.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024

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“Laudation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laudation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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